From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Suttee \Sut*tee"\, n. [Skr. sat[imac] a faithful wife, fem. of
sant existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of as to be. Cf.
{Sooth}.]
1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on
the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this
act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence
of wifely character. [India]
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2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her
husband. [India]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in
1829, is not wholly prevented.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suttee
n 1: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the
funeral pyre of her dead husband

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